NSB Postcards
NSB Postcards (2022-present) Watercolor on paper 4x6 inches Private collections New Smyrna Beach, Florida, is small coastal community just north of the Canaveral National Seashore and Kennedy Space Center. The series reflects my time walking along the beach with friends and family. The scenes are familiar to me as a Central Floridian spending summers [...]
The Venetian
WP Scenic Boat Tour, the Venetian, 2021-2022 Watercolor on paper 42 x 56 inches Private collection Large-scale watercolor painting themed after the Winter Park Scenic Boat Tour, Winter Park, Florida. The Venetian canal connects Lake Osceola and Lake Maitland together by an old logging channel. The winding canal is navigated today by the boat tour [...]
Ain’t Doin It
Ain't Doin ..it (2019-2021) Blown glass 12 x 12 x 15 inches When Objects Reject Intent At first glance this work appears to be a deceptively common utilitarian item—anything but a sculptural object. A closer inspection reveals luminescent clear glass gathered over an orange-and-white stuff cup blown into a soft marshmallow-like form. The graphics [...]
Reversible Reactions
Reversible Reactions, 2021-2022 Rainwater, aluminum, steel, plastic, SMV signage, reflectix foil, scaffolding clamps, solar panels, electronics 96 x 96 x 72 inches Reversible Reactions is part of a new exhibition entitled “Owning Earth” at Unison Arts, New Paltz, NY. Working with a photovoltaic array and rain capture, the project acts as a life support [...]
Photosynthetic Image Generation (P.I.G.)
Photosynthetic Image Generator with W.T.F. Interference (2020) Video 2:02 The Photosynthetic Image Generation (P.I.G.) project is an alternative biological art process which produces media grown through a symbiotic relationship between an aquatic ecosystem and the graphic material it creates.
P.I.G. Plates
Photosynthetic Image Generation (P.I.G.) plates An experimental combination of printmaking and photography cultivates photosynthetic organisms under a thin film of water and glass. The process works by exposing cyanobacteria to light through the image plate. The plate and its imagery are made by printing and fusing subsequent layers of black powdered glass onto a [...]
P.I.G.
Photosynthetic Image Generator, P.I.G. (2020) Kiln formed glass, white oak, borosilicate glass, aluminum, steel, rubber, plastic, electronics, LED lights. 16 x 20 x 30 inches The Photosynthetic Image Generation (P.I.G.) project is an alternative biological art process which produces media grown through a symbiotic relationship between an aquatic ecosystem and the graphic material it [...]
PIG tank sectional black
P.I.G. tank sectional in black (2019) Kiln formed glass 10 x 9 x 5 inches Tank sectional in black fused glass. The opaque black glass used in this fusing stops light from entering the chamber. This eliminates photosynthetic bacteria from growing on biofiltration media.
PIG tank sectional with imaging plate
PIG, tank sectional with imaging plate (2019) Fused glass 10 x 9 x 5 inches This portfolio consists of two separate pieces of fused glass. They are parts of a bio-system. The clear glass U shaped chamber is used to circulate water and nutrients to photosynthetic bacteria. Affixed to the back of the chamber is [...]
Slumpy Tube
Slumpy Tube I (2019) Blown glass, oak with mineral oil and wax studioHydrostatic collaboration, Robert C Beck and Sarah Max Beck 12 x 8 x 16 inches Bioreactors are designed with extremely tight tolerances and built for very specific applications. This reaction chamber was designed with experimental form and biology in mind. The tube was [...]
sngl flange rocknroll 4inch
Sngl flange rocknroll 4" (2018) Blown Graal glass, clear glass with sandblasting, nylon bolts, soft rubber gasket 8 x 8 x 15 inches
4″ double flange/reverse hour glass
Dbl. flange, four-inch tube with bubble (2018)Robert C. Beck and Sarah Max BeckBlown glass tube w/stand8 x 11 x 8 inches
Dissected, Disassembled and Disassociated
Dissected, Disassembled and Disassociated (2018) Robert C. Beck and Sarah Max Beck De Construkt, Brooklyn, NY
Possibility Chambers
Possibility Chambers (2018) Robert C Beck and Sarah Max Beck PVC, post-consumer plastic, steel, electronics, wood, glass, horse tail rush, fiber optic grass, taro, canna, tiger nut, spider plant, various wetland volunteer plants, lemon balm, cilantro, aloe, katuk, monstera deliciosa, earth, water, rock dust, micro organisms, mycorrhizae, three southeastern leopard frog [...]
This is My Bag, Baby
This is My Bag, Baby (2018) Swedish pump, glass, electronics, vinyl tubes, wood, metal, plastic 12 x 12 x 10 inches
Agitator
Agitator (2016) Glass, electronics, magnets, steel, water 10 x 8 x 10 inches
Hydrostatic Short
Hydrostatic Short (2016) Robert C. Beck and Sarah Max Beck Video 1:40 min.
Hydrostatic Prints
Hydrostatic (2016) Gelatin silver contact prints 5 x 7 inches
Electric Lifesaver Dino Blood
Electric Lifesaver Dino Blood (2016) Salvaged lumber, water, urine, post-consumer plastics, air pump, glass, electronics and living organisms. Video 38 sec
Itsah Wishing Machine
Itsa Wishing Machine (2016) Robert C. Beck and Sarah Max Beck Salvaged Lumber, water, Urine, post-consumer plastics, air pump, glass, electronics and living organisms 16 x 48 x 36 inches
Dear Friends and Family
Dear Friends and Family (2016)
Robert C. Beck and Sarah Max Beck
Video, 45 sec
Chemical Imagery
Chemical Imagery (2016-2017) This series of watercolor imagery evolved through the process of concurrently documenting water quality data while painting from experimental still-life materials in the Hydrostatic lab.
Wave Particle Theory
Studies for New Chemical Imagery (2016-2017) Graphite on paper 30 x 42 inches
Times Square
The Times Square series was executed while living in Manhattan 2014. Originally, the studies for this series were painted on blank 6 x 8 inch postcards and then later developed into larger scale panoramic studio paintings.
LUX
LUX (2014) Lithographic prints, LED lights, electronics Installation at the Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna Beach, FL
FHE
The FHE series of hand painted lithographic prints produced during my time with Flying Horse Editions in Orlando, Florida. (2013)
WPSAF (drawing)
Graphite studies for The Winter Park Scenic Boat Tour series of paintings for the Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival Committee. (2013) 42 x 42 inches
Postcard Series
The original Postcard Series, dedicated to Sarah's grandmother, Myrtle Knutson (1921-2012). Imagery was captured via cellphone inside the Shooting Star Casino in Mahnomen, Minnesota. Paintings were produced upstairs in the casino hotel room.
Scenic Boat Tour
The Winter Park Scenic Boat Tour series was produced for the Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival Committee commission for the 2012 season poster. They were also featured in a solo exhibition at the Cornell Fine Arts Museum, Rollins College, Winter Park Florida.
The Carvers
The Carvers (2012), are a series of large scale multimedia collage works produced from relief carvings on wooden floor planks, color lithography, watercolors and crayons. (2012)
Montana
Montanagraphic was captured using a Super Speed Graphlex camera during my time in the Bitterroot Vally. This body of work was assembled into a hand bound limited edition book (ed. 25) accompanied by several large scale lithographic transfer prints. Exhibited at the Museum of Florida Art.